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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Everyday English Academy,

where we make English simple and enjoyable.

I'm Sarah.

And I am Mike.

Hello to all of our wonderful listeners wherever you are in the world right now.

Sarah, before we start today,

can I ask you something?

Go ahead.

Do you ever watch something at home and just quietly turn the subtitles on?

Yes, obviously.

Everyone does that.

My younger brother visited last week.

He sat down.

I turned on a show, subtitles on, as usual.

He looked at me and said,

can you not hear it?

What did you say?

I said, I can hear it fine.

I just like to read along.

Is that true?

Not really, no. I just did not want to explain that the volume somehow stopped being enough.

At some point, the dialogue just got quieter.

The dialogue got quieter, and the background music got louder,

and now I need both the sound and the text.

Mike, this is a very specific transition in life.

What do you mean?

There is a moment where subtitles go from optional to necessary,

and once you cross that line,

you do not go back.

That is a little depressing.

It is not depressing.

It is just getting older,

which is actually what we are talking about today.

And the subtitles thing is just the beginning.

We have a whole list of signs,

and some of them are embarrassingly relatable.

Getting older, not in a sad way.

Just in a very honest way.

Exactly.

Let's get into it.

Okay, so subtitles is one sign.

What else do you have?

Leaving parties early.

Yes.

A few years ago, leaving at midnight felt early.

Now, if I am still there at 10.30,

I feel like I deserve some kind of award.

An achievement.

Honestly.

And the worst part is I'm not even tired.

I just start thinking about my bed.

I start doing the calculation in my head.

If I leave now, I can be home by 11, asleep by 11.30.

And then I feel genuinely excited about that plan.

What about music?

Because this happened to me recently.

Tell me.

I was in a cafe.

A song came on.

Very loud.

Very fast the people at the next table were all singing along.

I had absolutely no idea what it was.

Did you try to find out?

No, I just thought, this is very loud,

and went back to my coffee.

This is very loud.

Sarah, that is something a grandparent says.

I know, but I did not feel bad about it.

I just genuinely did not care anymore.

Not caring is actually a sign too.

A good one, I think.

We will come back to that.

But first, listeners, we want to hear from you.

What was your first sign that you were getting older?

Tell us in the comments.

Even one sentence is enough.

We read everything.

Be honest.

No perfect answers here.

One more sign.

The accidental nap.

Yes.

You sit down on the sofa for just one second,

and then you wake up an hour later completely confused about what day it is.

And what time it is.

Sometimes both at the same time.

And you wake up more tired than before.

The nap made everything worse,

but you still took it.

You had no choice.

The sofa is very impulsive.

It just grabs you without warning.

Impulsive.

Doing something suddenly without thinking first.

The most impulsive thing in my apartment is definitely my sofa.

But here's the thing.

Getting older is not all subtitles and accidental naps.

Some things actually get better.

Like what?

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People really underestimate this part.

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Underestimate means you do not give something enough credit.

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You think it is less good than it really is.

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Okay.

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What gets better then?

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Not caring what other people think.

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When I was younger, I spent so much energy on that.

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The mental energy alone.

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Every decision, every outfit, every sentence I said in a conversation.

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Did that sound strange?

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Did they like me?

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Was I too loud?

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Exhausting.

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I went to the supermarket last week in my most terrible home clothes.

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I looked like I had completely given up,

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and I felt absolutely fine.

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That's real growth.

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Real growth.

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You just outgrow that need to impress everyone.

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Outgrow means you stop needing something because you have changed.

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You have simply moved past it.

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I like that word for it.

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Because it's not a decision you make.

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You just naturally grow past it.

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Exactly.

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And I also think you get much better at knowing what you actually want.

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When I was 20, I would go to events I did not enjoy,

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eat food I did not like,

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spend time with people who completely exhausted me.

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Because you felt like you had to say yes to everything.

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Now I just say no. Politely,

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but no. And it's not rude.

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It's just knowing yourself.

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That's a real transition.

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You move from doing things for other people's opinions to doing things that actually work for you.

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Transition, moving from one stage of life to another.

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And that one is a very comfortable shift.

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I think people really underestimate how good that part of getting older feels.

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Even the subtitles feel worth it after that.

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Okay, but Sarah, be honest.

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Is there nothing you miss about being younger?

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Oh, plenty of things.

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I knew it.

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The main one is energy,

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just energy that existed for no reason.

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Yes.

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At 19, I could go out on a Friday night,

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sleep for four hours, wake up Saturday morning, and just go again.

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No recovery needed.

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Now, one late night costs me two full days.

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The next morning is basically gone,

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and honestly, the afternoon is also a little suspicious.

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I have a tendency now.

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Tendency means something you do automatically without really thinking about it.

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I have a tendency to calculate how tired I will be before I say yes to anything.

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How late will this go?

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Is there work the next morning?

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How far is the place from home?

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Real questions I ask myself before every single plan now.

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Very mature questions.

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Very boring ones.

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What I also really miss is making plans on a whim,

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just being impulsive about it.

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Like someone calls you at 7 in the evening and says,

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do you want to go somewhere?

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And you just say yes and go.

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No planning, no checking the weather,

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no thinking about tomorrow, just yes.

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Now, even a low-key dinner needs at least a week of planning.

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Low-key means calm, simple, nothing big or complicated.

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And even a low-key dinner becomes a whole project.

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Four messages confirming it is still happening,

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three possible dates, one cancellation,

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then a reschedule, then another confirmation.

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And when you finally sit down for dinner,

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the first 20 minutes is everyone talking about how hard it is to make plans now.

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But the obligations kept everyone busy all week.

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Obligations are the things you simply have to do.

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You cannot avoid them.

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So making it there at all feels like a win.

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And the dinner is always worth it.

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Always.

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Okay, friendships.

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And Mike has an opinion here that I slightly disagree with.

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Slightly?

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Slightly.

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Go ahead.

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My opinion is that a smaller friend group is better.

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As you get older, your circle gets smaller,

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and I actually think that is a good thing.

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I partially agree, but you make it sound very simple,

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like it is not complicated at all.

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I'm not saying it is easy.

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I'm saying the friendships that stay feel effortless.

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Effortless.

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When something feels natural and easy,

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no extra effort needed exactly I have maybe four

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or five people I'm really close to now

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and with those people I do not have to try we

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just pick up where we left off every time I have

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a friend I did not see for almost four months we met for coffee

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and within five minutes it felt like we had spoken yesterday That is a great friendship.

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The hard part as you get older is keeping in touch.

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Keeping in touch means staying connected, checking in regularly.

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And as life gets busier,

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that actually takes real effort.

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When you're in school, you see your friends every day without trying.

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Now you have to plan it,

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protect it, and fight for it.

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And sometimes cancel it.

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And reschedule it.

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Which brings me to, listeners, which type are you?

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The one who makes the plans or the one who cancels?

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Tell us in the comments.

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I think most people are both depending on the week.

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Yes, some weeks I'm very motivated.

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Other weeks it's cold outside and the sofa winds.

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You send the message, so sorry, not feeling great tonight.

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The most common message in adult friendships.

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And the other person replies immediately with, oh no, problem.

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Actually, I was going to say the same thing.

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Both relieved, both on their sofas within 20 minutes.

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That's friendship now.

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And somehow it works perfectly.

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Okay, last one.

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How your idea of a perfect weekend completely changes.

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Oh, this one is so real.

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When I was 20, a good weekend meant going out,

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being around people, doing things, staying up late.

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And now?

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A good weekend is quiet.

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A nice breakfast, maybe a slow walk somewhere.

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Nothing urgent, nobody needing anything from me.

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Nobody needing anything from me?

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That is genuinely the dream.

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That is my ideal Saturday now.

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Nothing scheduled.

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I can just exist quietly.

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I sometimes reminisce about the busy weekends when I was younger.

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Reminisce means to think about the past with warm, happy feelings.

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The memories are nice.

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But would I actually go back?

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Honestly, no. I like my quiet Saturday too much.

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Same.

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I think younger me would be a little horrified by what I now call a perfect day.

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Younger me would look at current me and say, this is it.

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This is what we became.

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And what would current you say back?

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Yes, and it is great.

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Now please be quiet.

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I am enjoying my coffee.

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Perfect answer Getting older has a bit of a bad reputation

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But for every subtitle and accidental nap there is a quiet Saturday morning

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that feels better than any party ever did That is almost poetic Sarah I have my moments Okay,

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quick recap of today's words Transition,

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moving from one stage of life to another.

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Obligations, things you simply have to do.

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Impulsive, doing things without thinking first.

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Outgrow, to move past something because you have changed.

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Low-key, calm and simple.

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Underestimate, not giving something enough credit.

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Tendency, something you do automatically.

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Reminisce Thinking warmly about the past Keep in touch Staying connected with people

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And effortless When something feels completely natural and easy

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Use these in conversations this week They come up more than you think And tell us in the comments Team,

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getting older is actually fine Or Team,

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I want to go back 10 years We want to see which side wins

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Thank you so much for being here with us today.

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If you enjoyed this episode,

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please subscribe and give it a like.

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It really helps us make more episodes for you.

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We will see you in the next one.

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Take care, everyone.

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Bye.

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Bye.

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